Stolen item database????

Question

I was wondering if there was a public database that a citizen could look up a serial no. to find out if an item has been reported stolen or not? Do police make there databases of this sort public?

Answer 1

nothing that is available to the public. Yes law enforcement has a database. Serial numbers of property get entered when stolen like a vin/plate of a stolen car. If property is recovered by law enforcement they can run it in the system and it will come back with a hit if the serial number has been entered. Do you suspect you have stolen property in your possession? If you do take it down to your local police station and explain that you have this in your possession and want to be sure it was not stolen. Be honest with them because they will ask how you got it and who/where you got it from.